I think a lot of the confusion comes from the name suggestion index (some of 
the presets for iD) listing Boots twice. However basically all (if not all) of 
Boots in the UK are pharmacies, because they do prescriptions. In some regions 
this is not the case, Boots without prescriptions is a chemist.

In the UK it's more obvious using Superdrug as an example, some stores do 
prescriptions, some don't. If Superdrug does prescriptions it may be 
amenity=pharmacy or it may have a separate node for the pharmacy, with 
different contract details and opening times, but I don't think this is usually 
worth it for small shops.

Supermarkets on the other hand, I would have there pharmacies as separate 
nodes, partly for the above, different details. But also because the location 
inside the store can be massively helpful for people who just want the 
pharmacy, not the supermarket. See Sainsbury's with a Lloyds Pharmacy inside it 
https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/6868601075 Tesco with a Tesco pharmacy 
inside https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/6841571554

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